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@ben-n I’m with you there. When viewed as a stand-alone clip I have that reaction now. What you don’t realise with that however is the build up. 95% of the race was a tedious non-essential up front with Hammy unable to catch Kimi. Then 2 or 3 laps from the end it starts spitting, Hamilton comes alive, drags himself up to Kimi and it’s clear he’s going to win. And then the contentious move happens, Kimi bins it and Massa wins after not having led a single lap. Shame for Hamilton, definitely.
@ben-n I think you’ve made a good point about giving a different judgement on incidents after time has passed.
For example, I’ve totally changed my mind about Hamilton re-passing Kimi at Spa 2008 and being penalised for it and losing his win. At the time I was absolutely livid, I thought it was a complete travesty and couldn’t understand what the stewards were thinking.
Now, however I watch Hamilton let Kimi back pass (as he had to) and then immediately re-take him. ‘You can’t do that!!’ is now my reaction to Hamilton’s move.
I’m sure there are some other examples if I really thought about it.
Hi @lotec , hope this helps a bit:
1)I had no problems driving round in the evening. Went to Malmedy for some fast food, and Stavelot for a meal in a restaurant. Lovely cobbled streets and town square, parking a bit tricky.
2)GA is awesome. Pouhon and Bush Stop are good, and Kemmel. Great spot: bottom of Eau Rouge, on outside of circuit. Just a piece of tarmac behind the grandstands but it’s an incredible view as the cars blast up the hill.
3)We took tonnes of beer cans in our rucksacks, no problems.
4)Couldn’t say, doubt it though.
5)To get a photo on Eau Rouge sit on the Kemmel straight in race day, then pile over the fence at the end of the race. You can stand on the main straight and La Source on Thursday afternoon during the pit Lane walk, very much recommend that.
6)Take something soft to sit on, or camping chairs. If you have chairs then bring a trowel! Almost all the GA areas are on slopes, so you cant get your chair on a flat surface. All the regulars bring trowels to dig the back chair legs into the slopes. Then if necessary gather some rocks and rest your front chair legs on them and there you have it: sat on a flat surface, on a slope!Enjoy, it’s amazing!!
@OllieJ any chance you have any season reviews from 97-01? I know you said it’s just the GP editions buy I thought I’d ask. Cheers.
Hi there, I’m having an F1 magazine clear-out like you too… but I’ve always wanted the edition after the 2003 Le Mans and Canadian GP. I was on holiday when it came out and TS the Bentley win edition. Any luck with that one? Thanks a lot